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**Snowhog** · Dec 23, 2007, 02:14 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

First, is the wireless connection even detected, and second, if yes, is it enabled?

K Menu | System Settings | Network Settings | Network Interfaces tab

Do you see any Available Internet Interfaces? The wireless should be identified as ath0. If it is listed, is it enabled? There will be a green check mark in the State column and a Remark of Enabled Wireless Network Device. If the wireless interface is listed, but not enabled, click on the Administrator Mode button at the bottom-right of the screen, enter your password, and then click to highlight the wireless interface entry and click the Enable Interface button.

**skipperx** · Dec 23, 2007, 08:23 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

Thanks for trying to help.

I have tried that and didn't work. The wireless is eth1 on mine. It had a "X" mark or disabled. So I tried to enable it in administrator mode. It thought about it for a while and refused to enable it.

BTW, eth0 is the normal network card and it has a checked mark and enabled.

**skipperx** · Dec 30, 2007, 10:15 AM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

I am back from a trip and trying to put this thing to bed. Can somebody please help me.

I have checked again. I see the following for my Network Settings:

Interface Protocol Status
eth0 Enabled ethernet network
eth1 dhcp Disabled wireless network

I have tried to enable eth1 with administrator mode and did not work.

Can someone please tell me what to do.

I am fairly comfortable with typing in text commands in a shell.

Thank you.

**lingenfr** · Dec 30, 2007, 11:02 AM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

I don't know where Snowhog got the Atheros reference. If the Dell 1470 is an Atheros based card, ignore this post. It appears to me that this is a broadcom based card. If so, I suggest that you take a look at these instructions. They were written for Feisty, but should work fine for Gutsy. DO NOT COMPILE NDISWRAPPER, if the instructions don't work, compiling ndiswrapper won't fix it and will make it more difficult to maintain your system.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...eisty_No-Fluff

**Snowhog** · Dec 30, 2007, 02:30 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

lingenfr - Thank you for pointing out the Atheros reference. I just have to plead ignorance on that. My reference to ath0 in my post was purely the result of what my wireless network interface is identified as. I've been on wireless for less than two days now.

**lingenfr** · Dec 30, 2007, 03:41 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

Hey, I don't have one, so I only know what I find on the Internet. ath0 would be an Atheros based card. I have a couple of those too

They tend to be less fiddly than the broadcom based cards. Unfortunately, most folks have been finding (as I have) that the broadcom based cards are setting up as eth0/eth1. Very annoying. In a post yesterday, kubicle told how to fix that and it was most helpful. I am copying it here with quotes:

Originally posted by kubicle

You should be able to set the device name in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules, but it should make no difference in knetworkmanager, but it doesn't hurt to try.

I leave my ath0's alone, but from now on I will fix the eth's that should be wlan's. I would be nice if we could get a standard, particularly between wlan and wifi. I rant more on that another day. Cheers.

**skipperx** · Dec 30, 2007, 03:57 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

It is a Broadcom card. When I did
lspci | grep Broadcom
I got
Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 [AirForce 54g] 802.11a/b/g PCI Express Transceiver (rev 02)

I read the instructions on the link and tried 2a. Unfortunately, not working yet.

I would like to ask a few questions here to understand what the instructions are telling me to do.

Step 1.
Is it mainly to disable the default Broadcom driver?

Step 2.
I actually could not install cabextract. I got "the package not found" or a similar error msg. So, I found bcmw15.inf and .sys files from the dell support CD and used them with ndiswrapper. Does that make a difference? Do I have to extract that sp34152.exe downloaded from that particular link to get the correct bcmw15.inf for this card?

On a related topic, how do I include or add Universe packages on kunbuntu?

Step 3.
On that link, many people reported success without using ndiswrapper. Does that mean they skip Step 3 and reboot after Step 2?

Sorry for dumb questions...

I would like to know what I am punching in.

Thank you.

**Snowhog** · Dec 30, 2007, 04:07 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

Originally posted by skipperx

On a related topic, how do I include or add Universe packages on kunbuntu?

K Menu | System | Adept Manger
Enter your password. Click on Adept | Manager Repositories
On the Kubuntu Software tab you should have all the items checked. If you aren't going to be downloading 'source code' for compling, you don't need the last entry checked (it is probably 'gray' checked - that's fine).

While on this page, click on the Third-Party Software tab. Ensure that you don't have, or it is unchecked, the cd-rom entry.

**lingenfr** · Dec 30, 2007, 05:02 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

Originally posted by skipperx

Step 1.
Is it mainly to disable the default Broadcom driver?

Yes, you are removing the kernel module and preventing it from loading in the future. You are also installing ndiswrapper which is the software that allows you to use a windows driver in linux.

Originally posted by skipperx

Step 2.
I actually could not install cabextract. I got "the package not found" or a similar error msg. So, I found bcmw15.inf and .sys files from the dell support CD and used them with ndiswrapper. Does that make a difference? Do I have to extract that sp34152.exe downloaded from that particular link to get the correct bcmw15.inf for this card?

On a related topic, how do I include or add Universe packages on kunbuntu?

Yes, it does make a difference. Follow the instructions. This seems to be a fiddly card. You can try what you want, but I will only stick with you if you follow the lead of someone who has done it.

Originally posted by skipperx

Step 3.
On that link, many people reported success without using ndiswrapper. Does that mean they skip Step 3 and reboot after Step 2?

No, this whole set of instructions is about using ndiswrapper. If you want to use the kernel modules instead, follow these instructions.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...%28broadcom%29

You would need to undo the steps you have taken so far. You are welcome to do that, but I haven't used the kernel drivers and don't have this card, so I will drop off this thread.

**skipperx** · Dec 30, 2007, 09:09 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

Thank you for the explanations.

I will stick to ndiswrapper which I may already have working.

I am starting again from Step 1. I have checked the adept repository manager and checked all but "source code" in Kunbuntu software and unchecked "cd-rom" in third party software tabs.

However, when I try
sudo apt-get install cabextract
I am still getting
E: Could not find package cabextract

Anything I need to check?

**Snowhog** · Dec 30, 2007, 09:22 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

From the console, type:

Code:

sudo apt-get update

After it has finished updating the cache, then run:

Code:

sudo apt-get cabextract

**skipperx** · Dec 30, 2007, 09:56 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

Just did that and now I've got cabextract installed and working. I have also run cabextract on sp34152.exe and got the .inf file.

When I tried to install the bcmwl5.inf file, I got
driver bcmwl5 is already installed

I think it is seeing the old driver that I incorrectly installed. How do I over=write or uninstall the old one?

Thanks

**Snowhog** · Dec 30, 2007, 09:59 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

Sorry, can't help you on that, other than to say, re-read the instructions you were following. Do they contain steps for removing existing files? If not, hold for the reply from lingenfr.

**skipperx** · Dec 30, 2007, 10:22 PM

Re: Wireless problem with Dell 1470 card and Kunbuntu 7.10 -- Help PLZ

I found out that

sudo ndiswrapper -r bcmwl5
removes the current driver.

I checked with
ndiswrapper -l
and saw nothing.

Then I installed the new driver with -i
It installed it and showed when I checked with -l.

I think I am getting closer.....

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